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| Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet – older, more rebellious and less male | Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet – older, more rebellious and less male |
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| Jeremy Corbyn’s new shadow cabinet is older and more rebellious than its predecessor – and women now make up the majority of its members. | Jeremy Corbyn’s new shadow cabinet is older and more rebellious than its predecessor – and women now make up the majority of its members. |
| In total, 16 out of 31 ministers (52%) on Corbyn’s frontbench team are women. This compares with 33% in David Cameron’s current cabinet and 47% in the shadow cabinet that Harriet Harman was leading until last week. | In total, 16 out of 31 ministers (52%) on Corbyn’s frontbench team are women. This compares with 33% in David Cameron’s current cabinet and 47% in the shadow cabinet that Harriet Harman was leading until last week. |
| However, as pointed out by Political Scrapbook, several of the female politicians appointed by Corbyn are not in what would be considered full cabinet posts in the current government. | However, as pointed out by Political Scrapbook, several of the female politicians appointed by Corbyn are not in what would be considered full cabinet posts in the current government. |
| Related: Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet in full | |
| Labour chief whip Rosie Winterton’s Conservative counterpart, Matt Hancock, is listed as “also attending” cabinet by the official government website while the briefs occupied by Luciana Berger (mental health) and Gloria De Piero (young people and voter registration) have no equivalent in David Cameron’s lineup. | Labour chief whip Rosie Winterton’s Conservative counterpart, Matt Hancock, is listed as “also attending” cabinet by the official government website while the briefs occupied by Luciana Berger (mental health) and Gloria De Piero (young people and voter registration) have no equivalent in David Cameron’s lineup. |
| If you apply this methodology to the shadow ministers picked by Corbyn, there are 11 out of 22 posts filled by women (50%) compared with 10 out of 22 in the previous Labour frontbench*. | If you apply this methodology to the shadow ministers picked by Corbyn, there are 11 out of 22 posts filled by women (50%) compared with 10 out of 22 in the previous Labour frontbench*. |
| The median age of Jeremy Corbyn’s team is 53, five years older than that of David Cameron’s ministers. While the Labour leader is the oldest member of his frontbench at 66, he is joined by six fellow over-60s, including the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, and the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn. | The median age of Jeremy Corbyn’s team is 53, five years older than that of David Cameron’s ministers. While the Labour leader is the oldest member of his frontbench at 66, he is joined by six fellow over-60s, including the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, and the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn. |
| That is not to say that there are not any youthful members in the new Labour frontbench. The new shadow attorney general, Catherine McKinnell, and the shadow energy secretary, Lisa Nandy, are among five under-40s serving under the new Labour leader. The only politician in his 30s attending the Cameron cabinet is Hancock. | That is not to say that there are not any youthful members in the new Labour frontbench. The new shadow attorney general, Catherine McKinnell, and the shadow energy secretary, Lisa Nandy, are among five under-40s serving under the new Labour leader. The only politician in his 30s attending the Cameron cabinet is Hancock. |
| The real difference in Corbyn’s cabinet though is how much more willing some of its members have been to vote against the consensus of their party** in the past, not least the leader himself. | The real difference in Corbyn’s cabinet though is how much more willing some of its members have been to vote against the consensus of their party** in the past, not least the leader himself. |
| In Harriet Harman’s last shadow cabinet, the member with the highest proportion of votes against the majority opinion of their party was Jon Trickett, then serving without portfolio, who had rebelled in 1.7% of the ballots he cast since 1997, according to figures on the Public Whip. | In Harriet Harman’s last shadow cabinet, the member with the highest proportion of votes against the majority opinion of their party was Jon Trickett, then serving without portfolio, who had rebelled in 1.7% of the ballots he cast since 1997, according to figures on the Public Whip. |
| Corbyn has voted against the majority of Labour members in 15.2% of the votes he has taken part since 1997. The only member more rebellious than the new leader in the last parliament was McDonnell. | Corbyn has voted against the majority of Labour members in 15.2% of the votes he has taken part since 1997. The only member more rebellious than the new leader in the last parliament was McDonnell. |
| There was only one Labour MP who was more rebellious than Jeremy Corbyn in the last parliament. He is now Shadow Chancellor. | There was only one Labour MP who was more rebellious than Jeremy Corbyn in the last parliament. He is now Shadow Chancellor. |
| Rachel Reeves and Tristram Hunt, who said they would not be returning to the frontbench under Corbyn, have never voted against the overarching Labour line. Whether that will change under a leader they both have declined to serve under remains to be seen. | Rachel Reeves and Tristram Hunt, who said they would not be returning to the frontbench under Corbyn, have never voted against the overarching Labour line. Whether that will change under a leader they both have declined to serve under remains to be seen. |
| * Our figures differ from those in Political Scrapbook as we have treated the minister for women and equalities as a full cabinet post (it is currently occupied by Nicky Morgan, who also holds the education brief) and treated the Cabinet Office minister as “also attending”. | * Our figures differ from those in Political Scrapbook as we have treated the minister for women and equalities as a full cabinet post (it is currently occupied by Nicky Morgan, who also holds the education brief) and treated the Cabinet Office minister as “also attending”. |
| ** The PublicWhip figures for rebelliousness look at the number of votes in which each MP has gone against the majority of those in their party. This may catch some examples of “free” votes where there is no official party line. | ** The PublicWhip figures for rebelliousness look at the number of votes in which each MP has gone against the majority of those in their party. This may catch some examples of “free” votes where there is no official party line. |